Assistant Undersecretary of the Road Engineering Sector at the Ministry of Public Works Ahmad Al-Hassan said 34 percent of the project to construct and maintain roads and crossroads on the western part of Jamal Abdulnasser road has been completed.

He said the project aims at increasing the capacity of the current road and reduce traffic jams and accidents. The project includes works including a 6.5-km-long and 32-m-wide road of three lanes in each direction, in addition to emergency lanes and bridges including three of 1.65 km over four main intersections.